Correspondence dealing with the history of the mineral sands industry (1976-1980) and with University of Queensland Press (1980-1981); general correspondence, typescript drafts and galley proofs of "Black sands"; transcripts of talks given by Ian Morley (1977-1978); photographs, sound recordings, transcripts of sound recordings, mineral samples; newspaper cuttings; card file; personal papers including curriculum vitae 1975, 1979, 1982; research material for Black sands: a history of the minerals and mining industry in eastern Australia.

Press cuttings, typescript articles, reports, pamphlets, periodicals. 10 boxes contain material relating to the development of self-government in Papua New Guinea. 3 boxes contain material relating to left-wing politics and the student protest movement in Brisbane in the early 1970's.

Minutes, union publications, subject files, correspondence, financial records, student benefaction records 1920s-1940s, membership files, photographs, architectural plans, and some records of radio station 4ZZZ.

Includes production files (including typescripts, proof copies, galley proofs), correspondence, and minutes of publishing meetings.

Papers include material of Lawrie, Australian Country Party, National Country Party of Australia and Young Country Party. Minutes, correspondence, federal and senate election campaigns, referendum campaigns, federal secretariat and ministerial releases, meeting notices and agendas, conferences, media releases, resolutions, circulars, speeches, programmes, policies, pamphlets, financial and accounts records, reports, transcripts, typescripts, diaries, photographs, press cuttings, constituents requests, submissions.

Correspondence Xavier Herbert to Sadie Herbert, Xavier, 1901-1984 Herbert & Sadie Herbert to Laurie Hergenhan; manuscripts, papers, and audiotapes relating to "Poor fellow my country".

Series A: Correspondence, 1963-1981
Box 1
Letters Xavier Herbert to Sadie Herbert, from Atherton Hospital 1964-1965.
Letters Xavier Herbert to Sadie Herbert from Maryborough 1963-1966.
Boxes 8-9
Letters Xavier Herbert to Laurie Hergenhan, 1970-1981.
Box 10
Letters Sadie Herbert to Laurie Hergenhan, 1971-1974.

Series B: Drafts of Poor fellow my country
Boxes 2-6
Drafts of Poor fellow my country.
Boxes 14-15
Manuscript of Poor fellow my country

Series C: Diaries and logbooks
Box 7
Diaries and logbooks, mostly relating to Poor fellow my country

Series D: Audio recordings
Box 13
Tapes 1-23: Audio recordings, mostly of Xavier Herbert talking to Laurie Hergenhan and Xavier Herbert discussing Poor fellow my country. Three are offair recording from ABC.
Tapes 24-43: Xavier Herbert discusses the composition of Poor fellow my country. In addition to reviewing chapters, sections and drafts of the book, Xavier discusses the writing process, comments on Australian society, Australian literature and various other topics extraneous to the reviewing of the book. Sadie comments in background. Xavier often asks for Sadie's input.
Tape 44 is blank.
[Tapes 45-55]: Audio recordings (11 cassettes) of interviews by Laurie Hergenhan with Xavier Herbert.

Series E: Photographic material, 1975
Box 13
Twenty black and white photographs. Three are of the Xavier and Sadie at the dinner table with two others; and the rest of, possibly, 90 Broughan Street, Woolloomooloo. Accompanied by twenty black and white 35 mm negatives (on five strips), a handwritten note and the packet that held the prints which has a handwritten note "Xavier Herbert: room in Wooloomooloo Sydney, where he began writing".

Research material for a National Estate study of war memorials in Queensland and for the publication 'Lest we forget : a guide to the conservation of war memorials', compiled by Judith McKay and Richard Allom.

Drawings of residential and commercial buildings, and related files.

Records of the English Association and English Association of Queensland: receipt books, programmes of meetings, reports, newsletters, correspondence, cash books, syllabi, published material, annual reports and minute books.

10 small exercise books containing manuscript notes, text, and drawings. 6 notebooks relate to ' Save me from the Shark'; and 4 notebooks relate to 'Donald Friend in Bali'.